Tag: board appointments
Uber boosts IPO plan after long-awaited CFO appointment
Uber’s 2019 deadline to undertake an IPO is on the cards, after a three-year wait to appoint a CFO is complete.
Board moves at YouGov, Direct Line, and Silence Therapeutics
YouGov appoints new non-exec Ashley Martin; Silence’s chair Dr Annalisa Jenkins departs after ten months in the role; and experienced board member Fiona McBain joins Direct Line.
ITV finance head to chair ITN
Christy Swords, director of finance and operations and ITV board representative at ITN, steps up to take the chair at ITN.
Board moves at Speedy Hire; Barclays; and BTG
Speedy Hire gets a new chairman; and BTG’s new remuneration committee chair will have interesting discussions ahead, as a tranche of shareholders vote against recent remuneration policy.
Brexit could increase European voices on UK boards, says report
The need to maintain ties with the EU could see more European representatives appointed to UK boards, according to Odgers Berndtson’s Virginia Bottomley.
Stobart chairman wins pyrrhic AGM vote as board overhaul looms
Iain Ferguson survives attempts to oust him from Stobart, but he isn’t part of the board’s plan to bring shareholders onside by overhauling personnel, governance and ownership.
Board moves at Sainsbury’s; TP ICAP; and Ocado
Another accountant is set for the Sainsbury’s chair; and TP ICAP’s chief executive leaves the broker with immediate effect.
Board moves at TP ICAP; Standard Life Aberdeen; Ashtead Group; & Northgate
Ashtead Group lines up new chairman after 11 years with Chris Cole in the role, while Standard Life Aberdeen appoints Cathleen Raffaeli as a non-executive director.
Board moves for comparethemarket.com; Drax; and Abcam
The owner of Comparethemarket.com appoints Debbie Hewitt as chairman, while long-serving Peter Winslow lines up for departure.
Air France-KLM appoints interim governance structure
New governance arrangements at Air France-KLM include the appointment of Anne-Marie Couderc as chairman.